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the government in the market is benz a campaign called india out. it's critical of you daddy's military presence and political influence in the country. but what's behind this campaign? and what does that mean for the close ties between india and the bodies? this is the inside story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm hash hm. i had barbara, india out. that the slogan, some opposition parties in the baldes have been repeating for more than 2 years now,

claiming the government is selling their country to india. ah, a campaign now banned by the government started in 2020 our streets protests quickly, gaining traction and social media. those behind is say, they only oppose india's small military presence in the montes and are not against trade. cultural and other ties. a coalition of opposition party is led by a former president of the law mean accused the government of signing secret deals with new deli, allowing indian troops to be permanently stationed in the bodies of his also a wider geopolitical site. of this, as the bodies has emerged as an important battle ground for competition between india and china in south asia. in november,

the government issued the following statement. the government of mold is strongly rejects attempts to spread force information through media and across social media platforms using the so called india outs. logan alleging that bilateral corporation, between the governments of mold is and india undermines the national security. and sovereignty of wild is support provided by india, an area such as search and rescue capabilities, casualty evacuation, coastal surveillance and maritime reconnaissance directly benefit the mother of the people. india's presence in the market is, has been so far limited while cooperation between the 2 nations goes years back. new delhi had donated to helicopters and donia aircraft to miles leaves to help with medical evacuations, and see surveillance. 75 indian personnel are stationed in mall. these are the

moment to maintain and operate the aircraft. the 2 countries are also working on an intellect radar chain to secure their own shawls. ah, let's bring in our gas. joining us from molly is ham dan shaquille. he is founder and editor. at multi is news network, or de chandler is assistant professor of government at georgetown university, doha. he joins us from split in croatia. and joining us from the delhi by skype is near turn go called a ceo and editing chief at strategic news global. welcome to the program. ham. done this ban on india out. is it a and at and by the government to prevent hatred speech, or is it politically motivated? oh, thank you for her giving me. ah, the india oh campaign. i think it,

it's a bit more complicated than simply and, ah, just a political with my, ah, ah, the movement back presses its past origins all the way back to 2009 when india fust decided to expand bear defense, great to and comp us, even the mulligan, multi stream charter. so i, it can't be deemed as a simple movement and our most certainly the current government is a junction to portrayed as such and are, and in the process, quarter ill, some fundamental rise in the attempt to or trade it at a political movement which is detrimental to the bilateral relations with countries, but i'd left, i don't think i used, they would be a to i to say that the india movement, these just

a simple political move. oh day. the government is saying the reason why it is banning india out because the campaign is widely seen as undermining relations with india. others, on the other hand, say that this is just an attempt by the government to undermine the chances for the lay me of the opposition leader ahead of the next presidential elections. i think there is some truth to it, but i have to say that in mall deeps as an she lanka, there are these small states and the, and the island states are trying to counterbalance india and china. and so i think for each of these governments and even if the government changes, you see hasn't sri lanka, you know, they have to kind of milk both eyes. they have to play both sides and a, in some ways, you know, yes, it is about preempting the opposition from doing the same thing. but that's the domestic aspect of it. but let's not forget, there is the wider international relations of the indian ocean. ok, newton,

what's the view in india? is it's seen as an attempt to guess the india 1st policy by president. well, how many abraham sada in did the view in india? is that the this is an opposition sponsor? no move against the govern government. been more lease because if it was initially india military out of starting 201220138 merged into a sort of monster into india campaign. and i just want to know the establishment i bought in money as well as a new really that the former president of the lay. i mean them a protested against the u. s. military backed back, the more leevins her gone in saying, so basically it is the main florida. oh,

don't miss. but it, it is meant for the upcoming elections is the view and it also does not reel this as school wide sprayer, although on the zone. so leave decision to bandy campaign is also seen as o reaction in some quarters in india. so there are elements, sofa, i would say it would say in this hum, done the argument by the opposition. that the reason why the launch the india out campaign is that biggest concern about the scribe is the growing mandatory presence of india in the archipelago. is this something which is justified or do you see it more of an exaggerated attempt by the opposition to blow the presence of india and the country out of proportion? i don't think it is that we'll have a thought on there as a, as or know 31 word to the printed one to one. the defense minister maria de

testified in front of the, our parliament, comet young on security services, where she admitted beth, ah, there is a large number of, ah, indian military personal in them all these ah, ah, that which, which, which up until that that point head me tonight, by the want of wall leaves, which our, which is further testament booth, which while further gives customer to our credibility to the, our positions. ah ah, there allegations then the current go month, these allowing, ah, india to her indignantly stationed them with a true personal in they are molded, send i life other are we understand that? i mean, other day asians, we were, they are offering ah live true basis, or which ah, which does attract the vessel windshield independence. but what we have to understand here is that, ah, in this context waldis is the unique in that we are

a us small island nature with very little, ah, ah, natural resources we have very little, ah, ah, our defense a force is, ah, ah, what a lot of vastly, ah, and move quick compare global regional neighbors. so, even a donation of stationing are a few 100 soldiers, these, these, this boss, us, the, and interstitial threat. the more this is a, so we're base, okay? so this, this is the main hot sun that your position is raising. and i'd love to just, ah, highlight that, ah, that contrary to wow, what the more current edwin stretched his eye or ting b r o position filled her. ah, indeed, campaign, as it is in fact, ah, the largest, while it will let you go on our manner, there was a campaign that all use since 2018, the lat largest, for i least in the whole, is,

has been a par note campaign. so ah, there is public support void and their arguments are, i believe justify. okay, knit and it, is there any sentiment in india that this is not just a campaign sponsored by the opposition, co edition in mall deese, but rather an attempt by the chinese to stop the rise of indians influence in south asia? well certainly, and there is no note about it, at least in my mind that behind the scene the chinese are instigating these purpose and this campaign because they lost out the ottoman but they were in full flow in one of these when the end of july, i mean wasn't bought and he was completely in the chinese can,

as is borne out by the events in that period. so they would certainly like to make a comeback girl a because the current government does the same, that it is india 1st policy. there it is, or doctor and jane, i would certainly like to reverse that policy by becky lee. i mean the supporters are to come into a bar again. and this is one way of trying to make their way back to bar elections or just 1. 1 is going away and therefore nobody in and they're surprised of the time me and the dawn and dinner of the campaign in sales and leasing my line. i have no doubt that this is jamie sponsored, her movement, no lively financed by the end, is if not a backdoor ro, physically than a physically participated by a chinese in mother her day. the well known them all the archipelago as

a tourism hom, but many a wandering. how could this place become a battle ground for a china india rivalry of the region? ah, well, you know, the chinese have a string of pearls strategy which they've tried to implement. it's brought in sure lanka, the mom needs a number of other countries. it connects with their broader interests in east africa and the gulf and tuning to buy and so on. and so i think india is a bit late to this game. it's realized that it has to kind of compete in a certain way. and this is not a military competition or directly economic competition. but there is a geopolitical kind of strategic dimension to it. it also has to do with, or the governments are friendly to one or the other regional power. but you can see that there is a u. s. backed india as a counter it to um,

i mean interest, which is, you know, in some ways in parallel to the belt and road initiative. bitch. people have written much about it. okay. have done the in india has always had this privilege status with the, with the mold is all that came to an end in 2013. when of the law, yameen came to power and said, is going to be dow shina 1st than 2018 mohammed by himself comes to power and that he says, no, it's going to be now india. first, this shifting dynamic in the country with at each president coming to power, is this something that could potentially undermine stability in the montes? i don't think it was necessarily that it was a char. are china 1st policy under president lloyd army?

because ah, as far as a recalled school, it was under president of the current administration back there go want of all these. ah, i'll try it out. it if the side i reason politics up until that point of the maldives has had maintained and unreliable my in regards to our regional policy expired just or did our president ob lloyd army go you play at ministration? i prefer trading the china. yes he but ah, according to ah, the people i have in to you and met so far. ah, the mold is did seek out our altitude trade, but most including japan and a few banks in germany at but what the chinese offer, in terms of her interest threats and your terms, it was just fall. ah, ah,

appealing dan, but i, india, japan and other countries offered so obviously, in an attempt to maximize the in such a door, much needed little section justified by his president miami bar chose to partner with china. but the duct that does not mean that ah, it's all our one mouldy, the other one ah, even up until he's ah and of his administration, he maintained diplomacy and he maintained bell of lithia even bother our situation . possibly all countries due to their singular fact that at the indian r, a government refused to remove their leadership personally, the more use or even after repeated requests by polish foreign reaching. he, mom was the 1st ministry. and according to this recently, the documents ah,

the indian military passmore in the all use attached to the indian helped us both formally cluster to i really am soaked and took. and now falling down fuses, they were there, he suspects even a lawyer and us to our plate leave, but they did not. so these are the extent that ah, india attempted to maintain dent pleasantly, but all leaves at the disciple of the motive, gama little la. okay, yeah, i see a point nittany you've just heard what hampton has been saying about this growing sentiment in montes about the need for the indian military personnel to leave the country. this is a country where the, where people are proud about their sense of independence and they seem as her presence as something that undermines their sovereignty. isn't india running the risk of losing the hearts and minds of the people in the maldives in the future? well, i don't think so,

because if you look at the little military exchanges that happened military exercises joined patrolling off of the season on molly's military exchanges between the 2 armed forces and the number of people who trained one armed forces west medical trained in india in the end and energy distributions, i don't think the risk of losing hearts and minds of the people exist. because one section of the population, which is the, which is the support of those of probably the kind of dog position might feel it that way. but the military personnel and the military platforms are in one of these, at the, in relation of them all these govern. so when the government will say that we're getting from the indian, going to do a similar back to exist with the united states where there is no protest against

the provisions and the, the act of the back to the u. s. a similar backed up with a vision, mo, from the got in no collision because it has a history with the indian government. and the gods as it were, leads to the situation, develops effective in more leaves. the government subsided with one a, china and then comes back in to with influence that continues in small locations around india and in the end of this day. so you have this been on india out campaign before that the government was adamant about the need to introduce a new legislation which was going to at which, which is going to been any organizational campaign seen as a threat to ball days,

flooring policy. all of the countries florida are relations with one and countries i. we hear dealing with a government determined to continue to clam down or freedom of expression. i'm not sure i would, i would necessarily see it in those terms. but i think yet, if you know, freedom of expression in all of our patients, at this point is a massive concern. and this is a concern because people are upset, they're expressing their grievances as to what governments that do not deliver on democratic mandates. and so we have some point where we have democracy, at least a name election happen in regular cycles. but regardless of who comes to power, a set of grievances. 7 so we find this now you see this too long, you see it on the recently, you'll see

a situation where the political system is unable to deal with the demand coming in. there are grievances which cannot be met and then the expression, speech date. i'll de la mean when, when he was president of montes took all the measures to stifle dissent, clamped down on his opponent's. isn't there a risk that he could be just triggered in the campaign to further his political ambition? a secure, a, come back to power? i agree with better assessment better. this is really his part act of power. but let's keep in mind that he can launch this campaign because there exists a certain body of anti india sentiment within the multi it's journey. and he is able to tap into this. it's not something that he's just creating out of no, out of 10 there are we have we have to realize that the islands are divided and

just like the political parties are divided into, you know, india and china facing kind of camps. and i think that with a lot of younger people in the more leaves, i think there is a sense that the long standing kind of ties lip. india need to be reassessed on. you know, china is of course one factor, but i do think that there is a, a broader kind of re pinking, also with respect to mode these in, okay? and, and this is a country that historically knew how to navigate a sway surrounded by some jew political power houses. now, how the americans stepping in 2020 with the defense framework agreement is this. the opportunity for the people of the mold is to say that now faced with the chinese, the indians and the american is about time to reinvent the way we have to deal with great powers. i think that the world is changing

and ah, the whole whole of salt ish till b ah, a key point of interesting the coming years. and so yes, i do believe that am all this itself leads to we assess its foreign policy of our nonetheless mind to as and assess whether we need to take a bit side or in. ah, andy, out broader. oh, we ought to the world if dealing with that potential delicious, but, but i'll head into your on the subject of the indy dog, repay itself, i'd left it not, ah, well compensated to what i, mr. newton has now noted. we've been in the old campaign is not our talking about the bah, a defense scar corporation within our both countries where they start talking about india and mall is conducting joint military exercises. it is talking about, ah,

a series of military agreements which under the current constitutional, all east is illegal and the current administration with just to adopt transparency and will be able to lead our palo as asked to collected in article $251.00 c of the parliament ah, pushed juice of morse which states that, ah, nor for a madman should be it. an auto of the morlocks may be used by a foreign blue tree, without the express of report of the majority of the parliament saw r at b. b. this is where the real issue is, the is not about, ah, and indian sentiment singer in the was been, are created over night, is, is not about, i ha, i won't even speak english. see me b, i against people of india already. this is a what a singular issue, the session of all right, the little personal lives under our questionable, our circumstances, unfortunately,

were running out of town with how to leave it there for the time being had dance, shaquille o day chandler and knitting go, cause i really appreciate your insight. thank you. thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website as a 0 dot com for further discussion goes our facebook page that facebook dot com forward slash ha inside story. you can also join the conversation on twitter, i'll hand it is add a j in size sorted from the house model. and the entire team here in doha, by phone, ah ah, and with

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